J. Brinton Rowdybush
Professional Experience – U.S. Department of State
2007-
United States Military Academy, West Point, NY, Visiting Professor,
International Relations, Department of Social Sciences.
2004-2007
U. S. Consulate, Bordeaux , France, Consul; Principal Officer for the
regions of Aquitaine, Poitou-Charentes, and the Limousin.
2000-2004
U.S. Department of State, INR/EU/NERA, Senior Analyst for France and
the Benelux countries; also coordinated the Inter-Agency Roundtable on
France and chaired the Area Studies course for French-speaking Europe at
the Foreign Service Institute (FSI).
1998-2000
U.S. Embassy, Yaounde, Cameroon, Political/Consular Officer; Consular
Chief, Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea; Political Officer, Equatorial
Guinea.
1995-1998
U.S. Department of State, INR/EUC/ACE, Analyst for France and the
Benelux countries.
1993-1995
U.S. Embassy, Paris, France, Consular Officer; rotation in the Political
Section, back-up staff aide for Ambassador Harriman.
1991-1993
U.S. Consulate General, Monterrey, Mexico, Consular Officer; staff aide
to the Consul General, one year rotation in the Economic Section.
Education
Ph.D. U.C. Berkeley, Berkeley, California, Political Science, 1983
M.A. U.C. Berkeley, Berkeley, California, Political Science, 1971
Further Study: Institut d’Etudes Politiques, Paris, France, 3eme cycle
B.A. Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio, 1969
Universite de Neuchatel, Switzerland, 1966-67
Other
Prior to joining the Foreign Service: Assistant Professor of International Relations,
The College of Wooster, Ohio (1989-91). Other teaching at American University, George
Washington University, Boston University (Paris), University of Maryland (Spain, Italy,
1974-75), Troy State University (U.K., Germany, Greece, 1985-87). Director of the
Congressional Fellowship Program at the American Political Science Association, 198788. Senior Program Officer at the Washington International Center, Meridian House,
1983-85.